Hocking Seniors Take Scholarship Exam in 1941
Logan County seniors faced the senior scholarship test with 28 tested at Logan High and additional vocational agricultural participants. State Board of School Examiners duties included processing 1875 certificates. grading by Ohio State University.
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Athens
Messength
LETI
Athe Essenger
Athen
Hocking
Logan
Hocking County
Columbus
G. E. Carr
State Board of School Examiners
Ohio State University
Logan High School
Murray City High
Laurelville
Carbon Hill
Rockbridge
Barton Hall
Neal Beery
Kenneth Iles
Martha Steele
Helen Geiger
Paul Blum
Alfred Epstein
Fred Freeman
Eleanor Anthony
Robert Bartholomew
Karl Schmitter
Mary Alice Coleman
George Tipton
Kathryn Brooker
Lois Heyde
Ray Kelch
Bill Robb
Jack Brown
William Hahn
Dale Harris
Glendale Robson
Nellie McManaway
Fontella Bunting
Charlotte Spencer
Murray City
John Bowers
Robert Smith
Maxine Ciliary
Mary Justice
Town Hall Debates Strikes in National Defense Industry
A Friday evening town hall meeting at West Logan school drew good attendance. After a music program by Betty Karshner, Jean Anthony, Richard Dunn and Joanne Myers with Sue Mills as accompanist, a round table discussion debated whether strikes in the national defense industry are justified.
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Logan
West Logan
Betty Karshner
Jean Anthony
Richard Dunn
Joanne Myers
Sue Mills
Lancaster Motorist Is Fined in Logan
William Nelson Smith of Lancaster Route 3 was arrested Sunday by Logan Police Chief Lew Reynolds for operating a vehicle under the influence. He pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Kinser and was fined $100 plus costs and his driving privileges suspended.
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Logan
William Nelson Smith
Lancaster
Lew Reynolds
Kinser
Brown Son Transfers to Morris Stores Post in Jackson
Logan Dick Brown the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Brown of this city moves from Franklin to Jackson for employment with Morris stores.
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Logan
Dick Brown
Carl Brown
City
Franklin
Jackson
Morris Stores
Logan Kiwanis Ladies Night Tonight at Masonic Hall
Logan Kiwanis Club hosts Ladies Night this evening at 6 with dancing, souvenirs, and corsages for the ladies. Supper is served by Venus Chapter Order of Eastern Star and a special band will entertain. Committee: W W Lanning, William G Martin, Rev S W Wiant, Eugene Wright, Samuel H Dillon, Dr C F Rauch. Preparations continue for next Tuesday’s smelt fry with 100 pounds ordered.
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Logan
Logan Kiwanis Club
Masonic Hall
Venus Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
W. W. Lanning
William G. Martin
S. W. Wiant
Eugene Wright
Samuel H. Dillon
C. F. Rauch
Girls Athletes Stage Assembly at Logan Junior High
Logan Girls Physical Education under Miss Gertrude Bliss presented a Friday assembly at the Junior High featuring a spoof on a boys track meet using paper pie plates as discus and straws as javelins. It included roller skating basketball shooting cycling ping pong and a brief Freshmen versus Senior Girls game.
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LOGAN
Gertrude Bliss
Choral Society Plans Easter Cantata at Logan High
Logan Choral Society meets at Logan High School auditorium at 8 pm Thursday to rehearse a cantata for Easter Sunday performance directed by Professor C. C. Robinson of Ohio University. The chorus includes members from city choirs.
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Logan — Logan Choral Society
Logan High School
C. C. Robinson
Ohio University
Russell Thomas Held on Fraud Charge in Logan Case
Logan man Russell Thomas of Sidney appeared before Mayor Dallas Kinser arraigned on a fraud charge after being returned Sunday by Police Chief Lew Reynolds. He pleaded guilty and was held to the grand jury under a $500 bond.
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Logan
Lew Reynolds
Russell Thomas
Sidney
Dallas Kinser
Barber Maurice Pike Fined 10 for Speeding
Logan Maurice Pike, a barber, was taken into custody Saturday by State Highway Patrolmen. He appeared before Magistrate Samuel B. Whitehart and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Logan
Maurice Pike
Barberton
Samuel B. Whitehart
Logan-Lindy Earl Thompson Volunteered for Immediate Service
Earl Thompson of Nelsonville Route 2 has volunteered for immediate military service as part of local volunteers.
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Logan—Lindy Earl Thompson
Nelsonville
Rt. 2
Birthday and social notes from Logan gatherings
Logan social notes recount birthday observances for George Eberst Sr and Jr and others including Kitty Callahan of Columbus. Several families attend parties, some visit Columbus, Akron and Cincinnati for gatherings with relatives and friends.
Logan Rotarians Elect Club Officers Monday
Logan Rotarians met Monday evening and elected Charles C. Achauer president. Claude Chrisman was named vice president Harley Meyer secretary treasurer George Clayton Shaw sergeant at arms Clarence Blosser and S H Sebold were named to the directorate. During the program Josef Bra shares paid tribute to Emil Eichel who died recently.
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LOGAN
Charles C. Achauer
Claude Chrisman
Harley Meyer
George Clayton Shaw
Clarence Blosser
S. H. Sebold
Josef Brashares
Emil Eichel
Logan Jaycees Easter Dance Set for Bell Hall
Logan Jaycees proceed with an Easter dance at Bell Hall on Monday April 14 from nine to one. Music will be provided by Jimmy Littler and his Athens orchestra.
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Logan — Jaycees
Bell Hall
Jimmy Littler
Athens
Mrs Willard Helber Undergoes Gall Stone Operation
Mrs Willard Helber underwent major gall stone surgery at a Cleveland hospital Friday. Her little daughter Sandra Jane visits her grandmother Mrs Dan Goss during the recovery.
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Logan
Willard Helber
Letha May Goss
Cleveland
Sandra Jane
Dan Goss
Logan County Offers Second Pupil Test in Rural Schools
The school year’s second standardized test will be provided to students in rural Hocking County schools this week. This initiative aims to assess progress across districts and ensure equitable access to testing for all pupils.
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Logan
Hocking County
Charles Breene III Logan Ill at Home on Hill Street
Local merchant Charles Breene III Logan is reported seriously ill at his Hill Street residence. Neighbors and family await further health updates as inquiries are made to his home.
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Charles Breene III
Logan
Charles Breene
Hill St
Seven Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Gallipolis Area
Gallipolis applicants include Muryl Shumaker 25 Caledonia with Velma Kelleg 23 Gallipolis and Oral H Wallace 22 Crown City with Agnes Belle Frye 21 Gallipolis. Also Gus Swisher 29 Vinton with Bes sie Swick 28 Vinton, Cecil Glover 28 Gallipolis with Clara M Pierce 16, William Franklin Clark 25 Pomeroy with Ida M St Clair 21, Oscar Turner 26 Akron with Ruth D Grace 16, Ralph E Anderson 26 Charleston with Hazel Hatten 25.
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Gallipolis
Muryl Shumaker
Martel
Velma Kelleg
Caledonia
Oral H. Wallace
Crown City
Agnes Belle Frye
Gus Franklin Swisher
Bessie Swick
Vinton
Cecil Glover
Clara M. Pierce
William Franklin Clark
Ida M. St. Clair
Pomeroy
Oscar Turner
Ruth D. Grace
Akron
Ralph E. Anderson
Hazel Hatten
Charleston
Shaw Chosen for City Commission in Gallipolis
Hubert A. Carnes and Joe V. Lee, Sinking Fund Trustees, selected Frank L Shaw to replace the late Dr Lewis C Bean on the City Commission. The appointment may face charter validity challenges. Shaw runs the Bell and Shaw flouring mill and is active in civic affairs.
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Gallipolis
Hubert A. Carnes
Joe V. Lee
Board of
Sinking Fund Trustees
Frank L Shaw
Lewis C. Bean
Shaw
Bell & Shaw
Fire at Gordon premises minor damage reported
Fire at the James Gordon premises near Fourth and Pine Streets Monday afternoon caused slight damage. The blaze was linked to the burning of rubbing and led to a small incident with no injuries.
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Gallipolis
James Gordon
Fourth and
Pine Streets
Library assistant granted two months leave
Mrs. C. H. Switzer of the Public Library receives a two month leave of absence. Her position will be filled by Miss Helen Rinehart. The article notes a historical price of rose pink coral at about 500 dollars per ounce.
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Gallipolis
C. H. Switzer
Public Library
Helen Rinehart
Children devise new ice cream freezer
Joe and Helen Anthony of Union Furnace children of Mr and Mrs E F Anthony like ice cream and they built an electric powered ice cream freezer from a washer motor a jig saw frame and a clothes wringer attaching the shaft to cut manual labor in making ice cream.
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Mary Louise Bryan
Addison Frey
Union Furnace
Annabelle Alltop
Gore
Harold Smith
New Straitsville
Columbus
Orrin Tucker
Bonnie Gregory
Wilkesville
Logan
Harry Willige
J. M. Cooley
Pomeroy
Clarence Clifford
Cooley
Joe
Helen Anthony
E. F. Anthony
Blue Lake Personal And Social Notes
Blue Lake notes report illnesses births travels and visits. Virginia Houck ill Edwin Findley's son born to the Findleys with grandparents Finley and Fisher listed. Zig. Others ill include Mrs. Maurice Webster and Mrs. John Shaw. Social visits include Mr. and Mrs. Populin from Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Walters from Akron. The Rev. Herman Lewis to preached April 13 at Elizabeth Chapel. Funeral of Samuel Davis at Okey Church drew a large crowd.
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Blue Lake
Virginia Rose Houck
Edwin Findley
Bert Finley
Palmer Fisher
Maurice Webster
O. C. Waugh
Matilda Hall
James Shaw
Virginia Findley
Cincinnati
Marvin
Forrest Wickline
Glen Roberts
Springfield
James Call
Robert Wootens
Delbert Boster
Wesley Holcomb
Charleston
W. V
John Shaw
George Williams
Joseph Populin
Columbus
M. E. Miller
Kenneth Walters
Akron
Charles, Walters
Dreama Elliot
Ripley
H. Lane
H. Williams
Herman Lewis
Elizabeth Chapel
Vernon Henry
Huntington
W. Va
Homer Notter
Effie Notter
Paul Smith
Athens
Samuel Davis
Okey Church
Junior Fellore
Moore pleads guilty to illegal liquor charge in court
Edgar Moore a 30 year old Waterloo resident pleaded guilty in the court of common pleas to possessing illegal liquor. He was jailed for nonpayment of a $50 fine.
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Gallipolis
Court of Common Pleas
Edgar Moore
Waterloo
Three Injured In City Car Truck Crash Released
Amos Rife 60 Cecil Lane 38 and Charles Williams 20 were hurt in a car truck collision in Gallipolis Saturday night and have been released from the hospital.
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Gallipolis
Amos Rife
Cecil Lane
Charles Williams
Logan Nine Holds First Spring Drill
Logan Chieftain notes Logan Nine baseball candidates opened outdoor practice under coach Tom Bender with a focus on batting. Infielders included Tom Brehm Jim McGonagle Clayton Hoskins Clarence Holden Paul Stiverson and Jack Roberts with other players such as Bill Johnston Cloyd Dawley John Buchanan Bill Bryan Bill Robb Baker Dewey Miller Jim Crabbe John Sloan and Tracy Conrad also present. A game is planned at week’s end but may be postponed due to weather.
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LOGAN
Chieftain
Tom Bender
American Legion
Tom Brehm
Jim McGonagle
Clayton Hoskins
Clarence Holden
Paul Stiverson
Jack Roberts
Bill Johnston
Cloyd Dawley
John Buchanan
Bill Bryan
Bill Robb
Baker
Dewey Miller
Jim Crabbe
John Sloan
Tracy Conrad
Committees Named for Junior-Senior Banquet
Logan lists committee assignments for the upcoming Junior-Senior banquet. Program members include Eileen Rutherford, Ray Lohr, Jack Lee, Mary Adcock, Dick Brown, Jane Karshner, and Frances Krinn. Invitations led by Virginia Butterfield and Tom Brehm with a broad slate of helpers. Decorations coordinated by Roy Kelch and Jim Crabbe with a large supporting roster.
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Ruth Hansley
Morris Hummel
Martha Ann Thomas
Marguerite Riggs
Guilty Plea in Assault Case
Francis Loper pleaded guilty to an assault charge after arraignment before Magistrate Frank St. Clair. The incident involved his mother Mrs. Isaac Loper of Murray City. He received a $50 fine plus costs and a 30 day jail sentence.
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Logan
Francis Loper
Frank St. Clair
Floyd Duffy
Isaac Loper
Murray City
Photography Club to Produce Movie at Gallipolis High
Members of the Gallipolis High School photography club under supervisor Ed Wise have begun work on a second school movie for presentation in May. Scenes inside the school and nearby locations will be filmed for a stage now being written, with active participants including Al Ingerick Tom Davis James Hanson James Gillingham Frank Clendenin Irvin Folden Charles Irion Manning Wetherholt James Leaper Wester Smith and Gus Hill.
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Gallipolis
Fncuiry
Ed Wise
al Ingerick
Tom Davis
James Hanson
James Gillingham
Frank Clendenin
Irvin Folden
Charles Irion
Manning Wetherholt
James Leaper
Wester Smith
Gus Hill
Arthur McCarley Dies In Ironton
Arthur McCarley 56 a Walnut Township native died in Ironton Hospital after a major operation. Funeral services will be held at Coal Grove in Lawrence County Wednesday at 2 p.m. He is survived by his wife four children and several brothers and sisters including Rev. R. P. McCarley of nearby town.
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Gallipolis
Arthur McCarley
Walnut Township
Ironton
Coal Grove
Lawrence County
R. P. McCarley
Modern Woodmen To Select Delegates
Delegates from Bidwell Wellston Jackson Oak Hill and Ironton lodges will meet with Gallipolis members Friday night to choose delegates for the state convention in Columbus on May 1. Raymond Jones, secretary, says a program of music and refreshments is planned.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell
Wellston
Jackson
Oak Hill
Ironton
Woodmen
Gallipolis Lodge
The
Order In
Columbus
Raymond Jones
James Hill Sells Business Structure to Dry Cleaners
James Hill sold his Second Avenue barber business to Frazier & Frye dry cleaners and will retire. Hill, 77, has barbered in Gallipolis for 60 years, and the dry cleaners have long operated in the Clendenin Hotel Building nearby.
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Gallipolis
James Hill
Second Avenue
Frazier & Frye
North plans new two story building after fire loss
Gallipolis records show John D. North a Vine Street produce commission merchant is erecting a two story 25 by 106 foot glazed tile business building to replace two structures destroyed by fire. The new site sits across from the main business block downtown.
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Gallipolis
John D. North
Vine St. Produce Commission
Ile
Payroll Increases Reported at Marietta Plant
Payroll at the Marietta Manufacturing Co. Pt Pleasant has reached $30,000 weekly and could triple by midsummer amid defense orders. The yard builds four net tenders for the U S Navy and holds other contracts near eight million dollars. A Montreal signpost marks routes to the North Pole South Pole London and Paris.
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Gallipolis
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
U. S. Navy
Montreal
Canada
North Pole
South Pole
London
Paris
Special Services at Church Announced
LOGAN special services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church during the week beginning Wednesday evening. The Rev. Rolland Carter of Shawnee will preach on that evening. The Rev. John B. Harrington of Greenville will be the speaker on Thursday evening.
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Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Rolland Carter
Shawnee
John B. Harrington
Greenville
Licensed To Marry In Hocking County
Three marriage licenses were issued by Judge E. L. Ewing in Logan over the weekend. James Brock, 36, engineer from Columbus, and Dora Iva Ligh, 23, waitress of Columbus, were married with Magistrate Frank St. Clair officiating. Also licensed were Hubert France Nye, 26, truck driver of Chauncey, and Frances Feryn Barrett, 18, Murray City. Darel Clifton Mitchell, 19, American Gas employee of Columbus, and Enid M. Hursey, 22, factory worker of Carbon Hill, received licenses.
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Murray City
Francis Barrett
Darel Clifton Mitchell
American Gas Company
Columbus
Davis Mitchell
Enid M. Hursey
Carbon Hill
Albert Hursey
Logan Youth Enlists in United States Marines
Jack McDowell Allen of 305 East Second Street Logan enlisted in the United States Marines for four years. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Allen and has been studying at Ohio State University.
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Marines
Logan
Selective Service Office
Jack McDowell Allen
E. Second St
United States Marines
John Allen
Ohio State University
Mitchells Divorce Suit Filed Over Alleged Neglect
Gil bert Mitchell sues Mary Mitchell and Minnie Sabo for divorce alleging neglect. They wed at Murray City on April 1, 1938. Plaintiff claims Mary left home on July 8, 1940 and has not returned.
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Logan
Gilbert Mitchell
Mary Mitchell
Minor
Minnie Sabo
Murray City
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Calif
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Ton Jon
Edna Hansel
Ohio
VU. B. Church and
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Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens County
Quick's Cut Rate
Union St
Virgil Richards
West St
James Woods
Pearl Shivers
Bobby
Sam Bailes
Noah Woolever
James Higgins
Kathleen
C. B. Donahue
A. J. Curl
Vera Mullen
Mack Curl
Bernard Bradbury
Roy Curl
Logan Rotarians
Frank L. Shaw
Moore
Logan Nine
Billl
Schenley Distillers Corp
Shaa
Out
Electrolux
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Vastian Tania
TA Yan
the Gas Company
Erator Tid
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